[ONLINE] Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Design Ops in Practice

DesignOps is everywhere, whether we call it that or not. How it shows up in each organization is likely to be slightly different, but the outcomes it seeks to achieve are fundamentally similar.

"To strengthen the team, its leaders, and the individuals charged with creative delivery".
-- Jason Kriese, VP at Salesforce, as quoted in the State of DesignOps Report for 2022

This quote, in essence, describes the outcome DesignOps strives to achieve. What does that look like in practice from the people striving to do just that in their design and research teams? What has worked? What has been challenging? What's been the biggest benefits?

On February 22nd, 2023, join Jacqueline Antalik, Director of User Experience at OXD, as she moderates the conversation with a panel of professionals to learn more about how DesignOps is managed within different organizations.

Panelists include:
Jadyn Aguilar -- Head of Design Operations at Gusto

• Jadyn Aguilar is a design leader with over 15 years of experience driving DesignOps, omnichannel design vision and strategy, digital transformation, establishing quality standards, and building world-class design cultures.

Jennifer Cassidy -- Director of System Design at CGI

• Jennifer Cassidy is a senior human-centered design professional with over 20 years of experience working in large, complex organizations such as provincial and municipal governments and post-secondary institutions.

Shabari Khaniyan kunnumel -- Sr. Technical Product Owner of the TELUS Design Centre of Excellence

• Shabari is a Sr. Technical Product Owner at TELUS Digital helping drive Design standards and guidelines within TELUS. He has over a decade of experience in various techno-functional roles and has been working on delivering Design systems for multiple organizations with the goal of making design consistent across product lines, which ultimately translates into customer trust and loyalty. He is currently focused on incorporating Design operations and Agile delivery methodology into the world of designers, to balance and align design creativity with product delivery mandates

When:
• 6:00pm to 7:30pm PST: A moderated panel discussion with time for Q&A from attending members.

*Cover photo credits: Illustration by Ryan Liu. https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/perspectives/leadership-insights/designers-guide-lean-agile-ux/*